Adaptations

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adaptation

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any trait of an organism that increases its chances of surviving and reproducing

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structural adaptation

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any body part that helps an organism survive

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functional adaptation

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something that an organism does to help it survive

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behavioral adaptation

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a behavior that an organism does that helps it survive

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variation

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the amount of difference in physiological and/or behavioral attributes exhibited by the members of a population

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Lamark

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a French naturalist who proposed that individual organisms change in response to pressures from the environment in order to advance their chances of survival and these changes are passed on to their offspring

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Darwin

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an English naturalist described the origin of variation as a random occurrence that takes place during the process of reproduction - this is why offspring vary somewhat from their parents

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survival of the fittest

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an organism with adaptations that allow it to acquire resources and reproduce more effectively than another is the one that will survive

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features

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structures of organisms

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trait

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the particular manner in which an organism exhibits a feature, that is, how it looks

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camouflage

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coloration that blends in with the background or body shape that mimics its surroundings